Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

For though all see it not, neither consider it, what then? Shall the will of God be of no effect, because of the ignorance of men? but they who see the will and meaning of God aright in them, see no less than this, that I have said. Neither let any object here, that there is no other direction given us, then generally to follow the commandments for our guide, seeing every commandment is §Dto be understood spiritually: and therefore reacheth to all particulars of that kind, yea even those which are inward. For he setteth down more then that, namely, that both on the six days and every of them, one even course of worshipping and serving him be used and aimed at in our particular actions; and on the seventh day, another perpetually to be observed on the sabbath for ever, divers from the former. And because the duties that we owe to men are in the six last commandments indifferently, on all the seven days to be performed: therefore indifferently on the one, as well as on the other (and not at our pleasure when we list, or as we think good) our care to practise and faithfully endeavour after them, is to be continued, §Eand so the contrary sins in like sort are to be renounced. Now in that many of Gods people see it not to be thus, nor make any such use of it, it is by reason of their ignorance of Gods will in the commandments, and unwillingness to take pain about the same, and unacquaintance with a daily endeavouring and setting themselves to the particular practising of duty in every commandment, according to their knowledge, as every one hath heard the same laid open unto him.

For though all see it not, neither consider it, what then? Shall the will of God be of no effect, because of the ignorance of men? but they who see the will and meaning of God aright in them, see no lesse thē this, that I haue said. Neither let any obiect here, that there is no other direction giuen vs, then generally to follow the commandements for our guide, seeing euery commandement is §Dto be vnderstood spiritually: and therefore reacheth to all particulars of that kind, yea euen those which are inward. For he setteth downe more then that, namely, that both on the sixe daies and euerie of them, one euen course of worshipping and seruing him be vsed and aimed at in our particular actions; and on the seuenth daie, another perpetuallie to bee obserued on the sabboth for euer, diuers from the former. And because the duties that wee owe to men are in the sixe last commaundements indifferentlie, on all the seuen daies to be performed: therefore indifferentlie on the one, as well as on the other (and not at our pleasure when wee list, or as we thinke good) our care to practise and faithfullie endeuour after them, is to bee continued,